Du Ke remembered why the scene just now was so familiar, it just happened more than two months ago. So now, looking at the guards in front of him, Du Ke suddenly had some thoughts, wouldn't Qin Fang send someone again? Duco thought, this should not be possible. "Is there anything in the manor for you to come to this official?"

The guard respectfully said: "General Qin from Yunxiang County sent someone to find the adults, saying that there is something important to ask you to return to the house."

Duko felt that the reason in his head was broken, or that there was a problem with his hearing. Why are you related to Qin Fang again? He felt that being involved with Qin Fang was nothing good for him.

The first time Qin Fang was involved was when some of the barbarians in the Yongzhou Barracks surrendered, and then he was sent to the Yongzhou Barracks. The journey was long and he died of exhaustion.

The second time Qin Fang was related to the matter in Huanshui County, and then he was sent to Huanshui County again. The journey was not far, and he was still exhausted. Going to Yongzhou was exhausted because of the long journey, but after arriving in Yongzhou, he didn't have much to do. But going to Huanshui County is tiring even if the journey is not far, because there are so many things to do.

What's the matter this time?

Duko wanted to curse.

However, every time he got involved with Qin Fang, it seemed to be a good thing. The first time the barbarians surrendered, the second time to suppress the bandits, what about this time? Although Du Ke was disgusted, it was undeniable that he was very curious with expectation in his heart.

Because it was an important matter, Du Ke had to pay early. As soon as he returned to the Du residence, he saw Tao Shan. Tao Shan respectfully took out a letter and a memorial from his arms.

Seeing this, Du Ke raised his eyebrows, not knowing what Qin Fang meant. However, Qin Fang is a military general. In Qiguo, if a military general outside the country has something to file, usually, the memorial will be sent to the Ministry of War first, so Qin Fang sent the memorial to him, and there is really no problem. But Du Ke knew that Qin Xin didn't mean to fight like this, he meant to let himself be slapped with his eyes, which was to entangle himself.

Shameless stuff.

Although Qin Fang felt shameless, Du Ke was in a good mood. However, this good mood was not good at all when I took out the letter.

Like, who can write so much in a letter? Qin Fang's letter contained more than ten sheets of paper. If Qin Fang was a calligrapher, he would have the right to read calligraphy, but Qin Fang was not. Although the words are still correct, in his eyes, this is still a correct word, and it is also a child's word, which is extremely poor.

Du Ke said, "Your general has been busy recently? There are a lot of trivial matters in Yunxiang County?" Otherwise, where did Qin Fang get the time and thought to write so much?

Tao Shan didn't know why Master Du asked this, but he saw that Master Du didn't mean to be angry, so he answered honestly: "The general has not had a rest since he arrived in Yunxiang County, so he placed the barbarians first... No, the general said that they are already Kai The people of the country can no longer be called barbarians, but they can be called the new people of Qiguo.

After relocating the new citizens of Qiguo, the general repaired the walls of the county town and established military camps. After that, I checked the Beast Mountain again, and there were many things. When the Caomin came, the general was still busy all night. "

When Du Ke heard it, he was very satisfied: "He has a heart." Qiguo's new subjects, this name is really good. However, repairing the walls of the county town and setting up military camps are business affairs, but they are not important things in his opinion. Then, Du Ke said nothing, but looked at Qin Fang's letter.

Qin Fang's letter first talked about the settlement of the new citizens of Qiguo, and then he said that he recruited 300 soldiers of the new citizens of Qiguo as the guard force of Yunxiang County. Although this behavior is bold, and it is somewhat inconsistent with breaking it into pieces, the relatives of the soldiers are all in the countryside. For the safety of their relatives, they will not do anything, and it is okay.

The second thing is about buying land with army salaries, and using the land's grain and crops to support the soldiers. Seeing this, Du Ke was taken aback, this is really a good thing. Who would have thought that soldiers could be raised like this?

The imperial court has always been harsh towards military generals, and the imperial court allocated money to military camps, which was always very little. On the court side, they were always worried that the money would contain moisture, and they were afraid that it would be embezzled by military generals or used elsewhere. At the same time, the money and grain given by the imperial court are all taxes collected. Once the tax revenue fails, the imperial court will be poor, with no money and no food.

However, the court never thought about farming the land and raising the army. Seeing what Qin Fang wrote in his letter, he used the army's salaries to buy land and use the income from the land to support the soldiers. This was what his wife thought, and Du Ke felt normal. This kind of thing can only be thought of by the female family members who deal with the affairs of the inner house.

Du Ke then looked down, his eyes sank when he saw the Longevity Taoist Temple and the Iron Chain Man in Beast Mountain, and Qin Fang suspected that it was related to King Liang.

Du Ke was not impressed with the Liang King this year, but he was also impressed. He was thirty-eight this year. Twenty years ago, although he was already eighteen years old, at that time King Liang had already gone to the fief of Renzhou, and he really didn't pay attention to a king of Liang who was powerless and powerless. Regarding King Liang, Du Ke felt that he might have to ask his father. Duko then looked down, and saw the sulphur and saltpeter mines.

Regarding sulfur ore and saltpeter mine, Qin Fang wrote this. According to Wei Chen, sulfur and saltpeter are the main materials for making firecrackers. If the court uses sulfur and saltpeter to make big firecrackers, then if big firecrackers are used in war, our side will Does it have a huge advantage in combat?

Qin Fang didn't mention Yang Haiyan. Although he himself did not value sons over women, nor did he despise his wife, he knew that if women participated in such important matters in the imperial court, they would eventually be criticized, so Qin Fang did not mention them here. Yang Haiyan. As for the barracks land, it was related to the inner house, so Qin Fang told the truth.

About the matter of sulfur and saltpeter, Du Ke naturally knew that the imperial court had also thought about this big firecracker, but unfortunately there was not enough sulfur and saltpeter, so the idea could only be suspended. He did not expect that Qin Fang actually found sulfur and saltpeter mines.

According to what Qin Fangxin said, King Liang had already found sulphur and saltpeter mines twenty years ago, but King Liang did not inform the court because he wanted to concoct pills, and finally King Liang died of illness. But if King Liang hadn't had this selfishness twenty years ago, then the Qi Kingdom twenty years later might have ruled the world.

Having said that, King Liang 20 years ago concealed the sulphur and saltpeter mines just because he used sulphur and saltpeter to make alchemy? No one believed it when it was said. Is this King Liang mentally ill? How much can be used in alchemy with sulfur and saltpeter? According to Qin Fang's description, these two mines are so large that even if they are eaten as meals, King Liang can eat them for a lifetime.

Du Ke has a conspiracy theory, won't King Liang die?

Thinking of this, Du Ke got up and went to find Master Du.

Although Mr. Du has not yet started his career, he is already in the state of becoming an official. He just puts on a name and will become an official when he is old. The reason why Master Du is doing this is also for Master Du, which is very common in aristocratic families. It is impossible for both father and son to clench their fists, so being a father will give way to his son because the father is old.

Du Ke showed Qin Fang's letter to Master Du: "Father, what do you think of this? The glazed mine and the saltpeter mine must be true. Qin Fang said that based on the mad words of the man in chains, he could tell, This man in chains is most likely a Taoist priest who was captured by King Liang to make alchemy 20 years ago. But his son felt that things were not that simple. King Liang really concealed such a large amount of sulphur ore and alchemy for the sake of the so-called elixir. Saltpeter mine? Will he…”

Master Du shook his head, read the letter, and returned the letter to Du Ke: "King Liang is indeed dead, and King Liang is not favored by his father. After the King of Liang, the reason why King Liang was named King of Liang was because King Liang's biological mother was Liang.

Renzhou was the fief given to him by the sage, and also the hometown of his biological mother. He was fifteen years old, and after the year of dancing spoons, the sage let him go to the fief. Later, when the sage died and the first emperor came to the throne, he came back once and never came back again. Once again I heard the news of King Liang that he had passed away. If it is said that King Liang suspended his death, what was the purpose? There is no movement with such a large sulfur mine and saltpeter mine? If King Liang had faked his death, then these 20 years would be enough for him to rebel and hide from his position. "

Du Ke said: "I also think that King Liang's fake death is not valid, but if he really died, why should he report this matter to the court before he died? After all, this is their family's country."

Master Du disagreed: "If you are not in your position, you will not pursue your own affairs. Everyone's sense of responsibility is different. But I see that this General Qin is not bad."

Du Ke said: "A little clever, but his character is relatively straightforward."

Master Du smiled: "I'm right, it's luck."

Du Ke was stunned, thinking about it carefully, it was true. It took only a year and a half to go from the Thousand Commander to the General Wude, and he jumped four ranks from the seventh rank of Zhengke to the fifth rank. And as soon as he ascended the throne, he suppressed bandits, arrested corrupt officials, and discovered sulphur mines and saltpeter mines... How good is this luck?

Master Du said again: "Sometimes, people have to believe in fate and luck."

Du Ke said: "Father is right."

Master Du waved his hand.

Du Ke got up: "My son went into the palace to see the emperor."

Royal Palace

When Du Ke went, the emperor was testing several princes. The emperor is twenty-seven years old this year, and there are three princes under his knees, the eldest is seven years old this year, and the remaining two are five years old. The seven-year-old prince was born to the imperial concubine, and the imperial concubine was the successor of the Yuan Wang. The emperor succeeded in winning the succession. It stands to reason that this concubine of the Yuan Wang should be the queen, but the emperor named the original wife of the "Xian Di" Concubine Yuan as the queen, and this concubine was the imperial concubine. Therefore, this good eldest son has become a concubine eldest son. Unless the imperial concubine "turns a regular", he will be a concubine eldest son all his life.

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